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Cairns, Australia

'Citizens Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef'

This public art is inspired by a local Aboriginal creation story.
Added by Obscuravibes
Lake Eacham, Australia

Lake Eacham

A pristine crater lake 12,000 years in the making, with waters like cut glass.
Added by andrewmckenna
Magnetic Island, Australia

Magnetic Island

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.
shakespeareternal Added by shakespeareternal
Townsville, Australia

Museum of Underwater Art

A series of sculptures beneath the waves promote ocean conservation and support coral reefs.
katiedundas Added by katiedundas
South Kolan, Australia

Mystery Craters

The 25-million-year-old cavities have perplexed people for decades.
Added by miriamshendroff
Boolboonda, Australia

Boolboonda Train Tunnel

The longest manmade tunnel in Queensland is now a beautiful trail, home to a special colony of bent-wing bats.
Added by klftville
Manly, Australia

St. Helena Island

The ruins of Brisbane’s own Alcatraz now sit in the middle of a national park.
trowntree36 Added by trowntree36
Sydney, Australia

Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.
Sydney Rose Added by Sydney Rose
Sydney, Australia

Thylacine Taxidermy

A rare specimen of an iconic extinct animal in downtown Sydney.
Added by Livia Polcz
Freetown, Sierra Leone

Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary

A rehabilitation center for confiscated, orphaned, and abandoned chimpanzees.
Added by Lakehurst
Freetown, Sierra Leone

Cotton Tree

The oldest of its kind in the country, this tree sits where formerly enslaved people are said to have founded the city of Freetown.
Added by Lakehurst
Freetown, Sierra Leone

Old Wharf Steps

One of the oldest brick structures in Freetown.
Added by Lakehurst
Freetown, Sierra Leone

Old Fourah Bay College

The first European-style university in western Sub-Saharan Africa.
Added by Lakehurst
Monrovia, Liberia

Abandoned Ducor Hotel

Empty since 1989, now falling into ruin.
KREH Added by KREH
Monrovia, Liberia

Liberian National Museum

A comprehensive museum dedicated to Africa's oldest modern republic.
micahspangler Added by micahspangler
Lome, Togo

Akodessewa Fetish Market

The Voodoo Superstore of the world.
Shannon Ohaire Added by Shannon Ohaire
Ouidah, Benin

La Porte du Non-Retour (The Door of No Return)

A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Ouidah, Benin

The Temple of Pythons

Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.
Erin Everywhere Added by Erin Everywhere
Cotonou, Benin

Ganvie Lake Village

Africa's Venice on stilts.
Added by Facebook1092450099
Sundi, São Tomé and Príncipe

Roça Sundy

This abandoned plantation was once witness to an eclipse that proved Einstein's theory of relativity.
Added by frabuleuse
Luanda, Angola

The Iron Palace

Did Gustav Eiffel design this enigmatic metal building?
Added by losthermarbles
Cape Town, South Africa

The Noon Gun

From atop a hill at the center of Cape Town, a cannon has been signalling the time since 1806.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Namibia

Kolmanskop Ghost Town

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.
michelle Added by michelle
Luderitz, Namibia

Shark Island

This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."
daynix Added by daynix